The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-15
GOOD READING.
Testimony In the Pacific Railroad
Investigation.
\ 4omorand1a Of General Stone That 3
Ancient bat Highly Interesting-Hev
Railroad Lseislation b Aanipa.
lAto0-Stock Placed


General John c. Fremont's papers which
went to his assignee in bankruptcy, and
which was made to him and Hallett BY
General ]. c. Stone and Thomas Ewing Jr.
After much trouble General Stone was
found by the sergeant-at-arms at the home
OF his son on the Lawrence turnpike, about
six miles west of Leavenworth.
General j. c. Stone testified that he was
one OF the promoters and organizers of the
Leavenwortn, Pawnee & Western railroad,
which subsequently became the Kansas
Pacific. 1t was through his activity that
the original Pacific railroad bill was passed
throrgh Congress- The difficulty previous
ly had been that each point on the Missouri
river which it had been proposed to mako
q starting point for a transcoutinental limo
had jealous rivals IN all other river points.
and he conceived the idea of having q road
from each point such as Kansas City,
Leavenworth, Omaha ami Sioux City. By
such combination the rival interests had
been adjusted and the bill went through.
While giving his testimony he was shown
copy Of the memorandum found among
General John c. Fremont's papers at the
time the General went into bankruptcy,
Hallett and Fremont having bought out
Stone. This memorandum purported to &C.
count for the disposition Of about q, 600, 90
Of the stock of the Leavenworth, Pawneo
Il Western railroad by General J. c. Stono
and General Thomas Ewing Jr., to secure
the passage Of the Pacific Railroad bill. 1t
gives the names of the parties to whom the
stock purported to have been issued. the
original OF the memorandum containing
running comments in the handwriting Of
this witness to the several items When
asked Is TO those comments he testified
that he wrote them as the expression not
OF himself, but of Sam Hallett or others
who were interested. The memorandum
was as follows:
R. McBratney. 1000 shares, $4,000. Sup
posed 10 he for s. c. Pomeroy."
w. w. Gaylord. 1900 shares, 100000. Sup
posed to be for S. c. Pomeroy. Think you un-
derstand this gentleman"
E. ". Chase. Chasev!lle, n. Y, 1909 shares,
s3o0m. But little service rendered, mostly
blackmail ~
Henry Bennett Elmira. N. Y. 1000 shares,
tlo.Wo. supposed to be for H. Bennett"
j. p Usher, Caleb Smith and r. W. Thomp-
sor Usher and Bennett right" Let Smith
and Thompson slide.
@. W. Weston. Washington. d. c., 400 shares,
G!o0Oo. Services rendered.
Henry Bennett, Elmira, n. Y, two issues, one
OF aoo shares and one Of $3.50, aggregating el25,-
o. Right"
Margan 600 shares, $4,000. know nothing
about it,
J. NJ. Shackleford, Kentucky. 500 shares SIS.
OOO Right"
E. W. Chase. Chaseville, N. Y, 800 shares,
e40.Ooo. See note above" CThe note is, But
little service rendered, mostly blackmairO.
S. Reynolds, 400 shares EN.0o0 'Right-aOo
shares. slo,soo. supposed to be for c. Mitchell,
of Indiana
Hon 7. L. Price, Missouri. 500 shares, 5000.
~Right.''
J.F Cowan. $500 shares, sis5.ooo Supposed
20 be for T. Stevens. See note" (This nete
reads: II any OF this stock or land, or money
promised this man is really for Mr.. Thaddeus
Stevens, that part ought to be respected. This
man Cowan still retains in his hands several
certificates which have been liquidated).
y. H. Marston, 40 shares, Sa0.oO0: Lathrop,
500 shares. $4,000; King. 30 shares, $500;
Brown. 600 shares, el50n. C''Realarks" upon
each of this quartette are Know nothing about
him..
Rw. Latham, 100 shares. 500. Right"
Bridges. 100 shares $500. know nothing
about him"
Mrs. Wallis. of New York Herald, 400 shares,
I,o.01O. Right
Harrington, 100 shares, 5000. do not
know.
j.. NJ winshell, 100 shares. ss.Noa. Right"
Dewey, New York, 500 shares, 600 Black
mall
Walker. 100 shares 5000 DO moi know
Jones, 100 shares, 5000. Supposed TO be
Eorney's friend lido not KNOW
c. A. Trow bridge, Detroit, Z, 400; issued GEO.
90o. Right
F. Judah, 1900 shares 10000. California
friend right"
Bridges, 20 shares. ssoo. DO not know"
Wilson. New York 7Inses, 800 shares s1c,0oo.
sRight'
NJ j. Parrott 500 shares. 81. 600. Fright"
Simpson, Kansas, 26O shares, $4,000. Black
mail"
R. s. Stevens. Kansas, SO shares, s1e,,Oo mo
semarks,.
General J. Cooper, 90 shares, 1900 Eight"
Slight"
B. F. Camp, New York City, and others, so
shares. $500 Right"
B. F. Camp, New York City, and others. GO.
90. '1Cut Camp TO the red)." Supposed 70 be
Tor Carlisle. OF Virginia
J. +, Usher, 900 shares. $4,000.
C. BabcoclS, Kansas l,40o shares, e.ooOc.
ence TO the future
J. +. Cowan, Pennsylvania so shares. So
900. supposed to be for 7. Stevens; see other
note or him"
F. p Stanton. Kansas, 100 shares 900. mo
obligations for the past; look to the future"
Cheever, Washington. D. C, 500 shares. u.s.
ooO. Supposed 10 be for Simmons, OF Rhode
Island The services contemplated were not
rendered in full. See Judge Thomas Ewing Jr.'
R. ". Latham, 500 shares. $1,000 Supposed
60 be for Simmons, OF Rhode Island. See note
on Cheever.''
h. F. Bennett, 100 shares. 5000 Right"
Whitley, New York Herald, 100 shares. s. ,0oo
s'Right'
Martin. California, 400 shares, 10000 do
not know
Franchett New York. 1000 shares, 100000
Alright
J. n. Cults. 100 shares. 1900 .No service
Hon. ]. S. Rollins, Missouri, 500 shares es5,-
Gu. Right"
Ross, Fletcher, Holiday & Stimson. Kansas.
a,4o shares, $4,000. "Held over them in ter
FOR"
Fielding johnson. Ico shares. 1900 Right"
C. Adams 200 shares. $1,000 General Lanes
oon-in- law; right"
w W Bachus. Leavenvortb so sh,,es D soo
Fright"
Fright" ~
J. Moran. Missouri, 400 shares, 10000. NO
service"
Josiah Miller, Kansas, 100 shares, 5000.
s.Right"
Chester Howard. 100 issued. 5000. General
Lanes friend; right
Seventy thousand one hundred ana fortv
shares, Is, s01 ,00 OF this stock was subject to
l0,e0 shares, s6s1 600, not 50 sub
5ect The total amount Of the fund il s6 I6o
shares. or e.l5sU0
This document 10 supplanted by another,
showing the assets and liabilities of the
concern April Is, 1868, and made up by J.
&. Stone.
ASSETS.
Nessrs Ross, Steel & Co., contracts
overdrswn- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1870
ameS Goodin. note for wood ......... 5000
Wilham Ashoaugh, bad money ....... 1900
y. a. Southwfck, note 6.6s
Large iron safe and ONCE furniture. 5000